By Alabi Abdul, Kaduna
Governor Uba Sani has ordered a sweeping multi-agency investigation into the explosion involving a LNG-powered bus at Mando Motor Park in Kaduna, assuring residents that the incident poses no safety threat.
The directive adopted preliminary findings by the Kaduna State Authorities indicating that the early morning blast on April 5 was linked to a technical fault related to overfilling of a compressed pure gasoline (CNG) tank.
In a press release signed by the Commissioner for Data and Tradition, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, the federal government clarified that the incident concerned a bus operated by Silver Luxurious Journey and that the explosion was minor.
Maiyaki harassed that there was no bomb explosion, no casualty, and no important property loss, including that the state of affairs was rapidly contained with regular actions restored on the motor park.
In accordance with him, Governor Sani has mandated a complete probe involving safety companies, technical regulators, and security authorities to find out each the instant and distant causes of the incident.
He stated the transfer is aimed toward strengthening security protocols surrounding the usage of gas-powered automobiles throughout the state.
The Commissioner additionally recommended the Kaduna State Police Command, notably its Bomb Disposal Unit, for its immediate response in securing the world and stopping panic.
He urged residents to ignore unverified claims circulating within the public house and proceed their lawful actions with out worry.
Nevertheless, in a separate assertion, Silver Luxurious Journey and Freight Administration challenged the preliminary narrative, insisting that the reason for the explosion has not been established.
The corporate disclosed that the blast affected two of its buses, one LNG-powered and one diesel, parked facet by facet at its Kaduna terminal, with the affect damaging a gas tank and a gasoline canister.
It defined that the explosion occurred between the 2 automobiles, making it troublesome to right away decide the supply, whereas noting that every bus had a number of gas tanks however solely these on the affected facet have been impacted.
Whereas not ruling out sabotage, the corporate stated it has reported the incident to the police and pledged full cooperation with investigators, urging the general public to stay calm as authorities work to uncover the true trigger.
It nevertheless, clarified that, opposite to the preliminary hypothesis, none of buses is CNG-powered, saying solely certainly one of them is LNG-powered and the tank was not over-filled as speculated.